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Click here to subscribeA 19th century iron cauldron and tripod stand, the tripod with a brass spherical finial above three hinged wrought iron supports, and three hanging hooks to hold the cauldron lugs, tripod 104cm high, cauldron 29cm diameterCondition reportCauldron and tripod associated, only two lugs on the cauldron opposed to the three hooks on the tripod, minor corrosion/rust to inside of cauldron, with only light corrosion to tripod
A JAPANESE COMPOSITE ARMOUR, GUSOKU EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The helmet made up of eighteen plates, suji bachi kabuto, with the pierced circular finial (tehen kanamono) and stylised antlers (kuwagata) in gilt, the frontal decoration (maedate) shaped as a quatrelobed mon, the menpo mask with hair moustache and a three-tiered throat guard (yodarekake), the chest armour (do) made up of horizontal plates riveted together, with shoulder and shin guards, the surface lacquered in black and with dark blue lacing, together with a modern storage box and stand, yoroi kake. (9) Provenance: from a deceased estate, Hampshire.
A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A DOVE ON A ROOF TILE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The bird perched on an oni-gawara, a traditional roof tile of cylindrical shape with a demon-shaped finial, the grimacing figure with sharp fangs and short horns, the back with ivy leaves and tendrils and with mitsudomoe comma-like swirl symbols to the side, 14.3cm.
A very fine William IV Scottish silver two handed Cup and Cover, by Alex Edmonston, Edinburgh 1825, the vase shaped fluted body chased with flowers on a square stem base, two leaf cast scroll handles under a chased dome cover, the finial in the form of a fist gripping a crown 12 1/4'' (31ms) 54.5ozs (1547 grams); together with a silver Ladle, Edinburgh 1828 by J.H. with rustic handles and chased and lobed bowl 2.65ozs.( 75 grams) (2)
EARLY 19TH CENTURY OAK LONGCASE CLOCK by W Scott, Lauder, arched top painted dial set with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial with date aperture before a twin weight pendulum driven bell strike movement, pendulum and weights included, the single glazed door hood with broken swan neck pediment and brass finial with capped reeded pillars above a long shaped trunk door and stepped base, 207cms overall H, 50cms W
Kieninger reproduction mahogany bracket clock retaileded by Knight & Gibbins, of Georgian style, having stepped pediment surmounted by brass finish acorn finial, the circular dial with Roman numerals and having eight-day movement, Whittington, St Michael and Westminster chimes, on plinth base and rudimentary brass feet, 35cm high Condition ReportMinor chip to front bottom left corner.Seems to be running and chiming correctly.Includes instructions.
A RARE CHELSEA PORCELAIN BOWL, COVER & STAND, the rounded bowl with finely painted bouquet to the interior, the domed cover with tulip finial, the centre of the stand painted with insects, the three pieces covered all-over with tiny flower-heads in the Meissen “Schneeballea” style; the bowl & cover 6 ¼” diam. x 6 ¾” high, the stand 9 ½” diam.; gold anchor marks, circa. 1760. (The cover with chips to rim of tulip petals, the bowl with two hairline cracks, the stand with rivetted crack, some minor chips to tiny flowers).
An Empire-style burr-maple veneered & gilt metal mounted console pier glass, the arcaded tall back with eagle finial & flanked by faux-marble pilasters, inset two bevelled mirror plates, the table base with rectangular marble top, fitted frieze drawer, on square tapered figural supports & shaped plinth base; 41” wide x 93½” high x 19” deep.
A CHINESE CELADON JADE 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND COVER QIANLONG 1736-95 The compressed circular body carved in low relief with archaistic scrolls divided by flanges, flanked by two handles shaped as winged pixiu, the domed cover surmounted by a circular finial worked as a chilong twisting amidst swirling clouds, all raised on three tapering feet, with a paper label for Spink & Son Ltd to the base, the greyish stone with dark inclusions, together with a wood stand pierced with prunus branches, 15.2cm across. (3) Provenance: by direction of the executors of the late Sylvia Quance (d.20th September 2020). From the collection of Gordon W Quance LLM (1931-2017). Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd on 21st February 1966. The original invoice is available.清乾隆 青白玉雕瑞獸三足爐來源：Gordon W Quance LLM（1931-2017) 及Sylvia Quance（逝於2020年9月20日）收藏。1966年2月21日購於Spink & Son Ltd （附發票複印件及標籤）。
A CHINESE CELADON JADE 'DRAGON' INCENSE BURNER AND COVER QIANLONG 1736-95 The compressed body and domed cover decorated in low relief with archaistic taotie masks, with dragon head-shaped handles suspending loose rings to two sides, the finial carved in openwork as a coiled dragon grasping a sacred pearl, all raised on a flared foot incised with a key fret band, the stone of a pale green tone with some white and russet inclusions, with a paper label for Spink & Son Ltd to the base, 15.5cm across. (2) Provenance: by direction of the executors of the late Sylvia Quance (d.20th September 2020). From the collection of Gordon W Quance LLM (1931-2017). Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd on 29th June 1967. The original invoice is available.清乾隆 青白玉雕饕餮紋銜環香爐來源：Gordon W Quance LLM（1931-2017) 及Sylvia Quance（逝於2020年9月20日）收藏。1967年6月29日購於Spink & Son Ltd （附發票複印件及標籤）。
A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC PALE CELADON JADE VASE AND COVER, HU QING DYNASTY OR LATER The flattened pear-shaped body carved in low relief with large leaf-shaped lappets, with a band of taotie masks reserved on a leiwen ground to the shoulder, the neck flanked by two handles formed as stylised dragons, the rim and flared foot incised with bands of key fret, with further lappets and key fret to the cover, surmounted by an oval finial, the pale stone with brown and white inclusions, 27.3cm. (2)清或更晚 青白玉雕仿古饕餮紋蓋瓶
A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE 'CHILONG' TEAPOT AND COVER KANGXI 1662-1722 Decorated in relief with a simple tied ribbon and two chilong clambering over the cylindrical body, one beast arching its back to form the handle, the other with its mouth agape acting as the spout, the flat cover surmounted by a metal bird-shaped finial and joined to the teapot with metal mounts, 17.5cm overall. Provenance: formerly Marchant; and then the collection of Lady Kate Davson, née Kate Foster (1938-2020). Kate Davson was a prominent dealer in European ceramics. The daughter of Ludovic Foster and Pamela Wilberforce, Kate was brought up near Pulborough in Sussex and educated at Downe House School near Newbury. Kate joined Sotheby's Works of Art Department in 1959. She travelled widely for Sotheby's and set up their Munich office. In 1973, she established the firm of Kate Foster Ltd, with premises in Ryder Street, St. James's. She also founded the French Porcelain Society in 1984. Kate married Christopher Davson (1927-2004) in 1975 and later became Lady Davson in 1998, although she still liked to be known as Kate. She was proud to be the great-great-great grand-daughter of William Wilberforce and was prominent in the bicentenary celebration of Britain's abolition of the Slave Trade in 2007. Cf. C J A Jörg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, p.240, no.272 for a similar example.清康熙 德化螭龍紋茶壺來源：Kate （Davson）née Kate Foster 女士收藏(1938-2020)。
A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'BIRDS AND FLOWERS' BALUSTER VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 The body painted with three rows of interlocking panels, the scenes depicting butterflies fluttering and magpies perching amongst many blossoming flowers including hydrangea, magnolia, lotus, prunus, poppies and camellia, the shoulder with blue and yellow ruyi-heads reserved on a green ground, with chrysanthemum and peony scrolls to the short neck and encircling the finial, the matched cover decorated with two cartouches enclosing mythical beasts and three containing further blooms, 56.7cm. (2)清康熙 五彩花鳥紋將軍罐
A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING OVOID TEAPOT AND COVER QING DYNASTY One side with calligraphy reading ying heng qiu shui jing, xiang san wu feng qing, hua yan san ren, the reverse inscribed qing quan peng huo huo, fang fu ke ren xin, wuzi ji ri, xiao shan, with a curved spout and silver wire inlaid wood loop handle, dated the wuzi year corresponding to 1828, the cover surmounted by a jade finial, with a mark reading Peng Nian to the interior, 15.5cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.清 楊彭年款紫砂包錫壺《彭年》仿款。銘文：影橫秋水靜，香散午風清。華嚴散人。清泉烹活火，芳馥可人心。戊子及日。曉山。來源：Christopher Blair-Myers先生收藏。
A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING RUYI-HEAD SHAPED TEAPOT AND COVER QING DYNASTY Incised with lines of calligraphy to both sides, with a curved spout, the wood loop handle decorated with scrolls in silver wire, the square-section cover surmounted by a jade finial, with a mark reading Yang Pengnian zhi to the interior, 17.3cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.清 紫砂包錫如意壺《楊彭年製》仿款。銘文：清賞。持此如意壺，應多快心事。芒田真趣。持此小壺天騰如意。芒田來源：Christopher Blair-Myers先生收藏。
A RARE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CONDIMENT POT AND COVER FOUR CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95 The square-section lobed body decorated in enamels, underglaze blue and gilt, finely painted with scholars and their attendants in fenced gardens, the scenes contained between moulded bands of ruyi-heads and stylised lappets, all raised on a flared foot shaped as four ruyi-heads, the interior and base glazed turquoise, the cover decorated with floral motifs and surmounted by a finial highlighted in gilt, together with a fitted wood stand pierced with foliate scrolls, 5.5cm across. (3) Provenance: formerly the collection of Ambassador Richard Mayer von Achenbach (1883-1956).清乾隆 粉彩人物故事紋小盒《乾隆年製》礬紅篆書款。來源：外交官Richard Mayer von Achenbach （1883-1956）舊藏。
A RARE TIBETAN-STYLE GILT AND BLACK LACQUER EWER AND COVER, DUOMUHU 18TH CENTURY The tall cylindrical body set with a slender spout to one side, with four raised bands and mounts suspending chains to form the handle, decorated in gold lacquer on a black ground with many roundels formed as blossoming branches, the flowers including orchids, chrysanthemums, lotus and prunus, the cover surmounted by a finial shaped as a crouching lion dog, 47.7cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of the late Hubert René Joseph Georges Faure (1919-2020). Hubert Faure was the first husband of Elizabeth (Bessie) de Cuevas, who married when she was nineteen. Bessie was the daughter of Margaret Rockefeller, granddaughter of John D Rockefeller. This form of ewer is known in Chinese as a duomuhu and it is derived from the Tibetan bey lep. Bey lep literally translates as 'container for butter', but these vessels were also used to store milk, wine and milk tea in Lamaist monasteries. The shape is believed to have first appeared in China during the Yuan dynasty and, after little use in the Ming dynasty, was revived under the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (1662-1722) during the Qing dynasty. His interest in Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism led to the resurgence of the duomuhu form, notably in metalwork and porcelain. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, p.182, no.135 for a comparable gold and purple lacquer duomuhu in the Qing Court Collection; see also pp.152-153, no.111 for a Qianlong period twin-dish decorated with comparable floral medallions in gold on a black lacquer ground.十八世紀 黑漆描金多穆壺來源：Hubert René Joseph Georges Faure (1919-2020)收藏，購於二十世紀初（傳）。他是Elizabeth (Bessie) de Cuevas的第一任丈夫。Bessie是Margaret Rockefeller的女兒，John D Rockefeller的外孫女。
A CHINESE IMPERIAL SPINACH-GREEN JADE ZHADOU AND COVER QIANLONG 1736-95 The straight sides and domed cover carved in low relief with shuangxi characters, the flat everted rim shaped as a flowerhead, decorated with five bats in flight amongst chrysanthemum sprays, all surmounted by a compressed finial worked as a shou medallion encircled by ruyi-heads, the dark green stone with black specks and pale inclusions, with paper labels for Marchant, 13.5cm. (2) Provenance: formerly an American private collection, New York; purchased from Marchant on 20th October 2004. Cf. Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, Jade, vol.10, p.258, no.206 for a similarly formed jade spittoon and cover.清乾隆 碧玉雕大婚渣斗來源：美國紐約私人收藏，2004年10月20日購於Marchant馬錢特。
A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' HAT FINIAL MING DYNASTY Carved in openwork with a sinuous dragon coiling itself amongst many flowering leafy branches, the beast with its mouth slightly agape revealing its sharp fangs, all raised on a gently domed oval base, the slightly convex underside with four small holes for attachment, 6.5cm across. Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.明 白玉雕穿花龍爐頂來源：西約克郡私人收藏，購於1970-80年代。
Ca. 100-200 AD. Roman. Fine bronze tweezers featuring slightly curved flat rectangular rods, balustered handle, and knop finial with ribbed decoration. Such tweezers would have been used in everyday life for medical or cosmetic purposes, and were probably part of a larger medical set, including other instruments, like probes or spatulae. Beautiful patina; excellent condition. Size: L:127mm / W:15mm ; 27g. Provenance: From the private collection of an Essex gentleman; previously in an old British Collection, formed before 2000.
Ca. 300-100 BC. Hellenistic. A matched pair of ancient Greek gold earrings with hoops made of coiled wires; the lion-mask finial features granulated and applied filigree detailing. Excellent condition. After Alexander conquered the Persian empire and seized its rich treasures in Babylon, vast quantities of gold passed into circulation. The market for fashionable gold jewellery exploded. Even after the reign of Alexander, his successors for centuries supported flourishing industries of artists and craftsmen, the most important of whom were associated with the Hellenistic royal courts. Excellent condition. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. It also comes with a gemological and historical report by an independent specialist Anna Rogers. This analysis will accompany the purchase. For more information, see Hemingway, C., Hemingway, S. (2000) 'Hellenistic jewellery.' In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Size: L:20mm / W:20mm ; 5.8g. Provenance: Property of a North London professional; previously acquired on the UK/European art market in the 1970s.
Ca. 100-300 AD. Roman. A very well-preserved bronze fibula, featuring an original catch-plate and pin. The body of the fibula consists of an onion knob finial, a round catch plate, and a bow, and a head taking the shape of the anchor. Excellent condition. Fibulae were brooches used in Greek and Roman dress for fastening garments. Greek fibulae from the 7th century BC were elaborately decorated along the long catch plate: rows of animals, such as ducks, lions, and sphinxes, might be soldered on, or a frieze of animals might be worked in relief. The Etruscans were also fond of fibulae, some of which were very large and decorated with elaborate granulation and processions of animals done in relief. The Roman conquests spread the use of the fibula, which became the basis for more complicated brooches. By the Middle Ages, the Roman safety-pin type of fibula had fallen into disuse. Size: L:36mm / W:17mm ; 10.1g. Provenance: Obtained on the London art market in the early 2000s; formerly from the collection of an English Family, by descents from the 1970s.
SEVRES-STYLE PORCELAIN BLEU CELESTE MILK JUG & CHOCOLATE CUP, 19th Century or later, jug decorated with with raised tooled gilt rococo bordered vignettes of flowers and fruit, gilt dentil rim, crabstock handle and legs, with further raised gilt floral ornament, spurious gilt interlaced Ls to base, 9.5cms high; chocolate cup and cover decorated with exotic bird pairs within raised gilt rococo borders, gilt dentil rims and floral knop finial, spurious blue enamel crowned interlaced Ls with letter B and numeral, 8cms high, both with paper label inscribed 'From Earl of Lonsdale (Collection) Lowther Castle April 1947' (2) Provenance: private collection South Wales Condition: gilding worn in places
DOULTON LAMBETH TOBACCO JAR & COVER attributed to George Tinworth, the lid with seated mouse smoking a pipe on a blue cushion, the body with applied moulded fruiting branches, impressed marks to base, 18cms high Provenance: private collection South Wales, consigned via our Carmarthen offices Condition: Restoration to mouse finial, cover rim, jar rim and foot, interior and base sprayed, body also possibly restored, a couple of minor nibbles to underside rim of lid and one minor nibble to upper rim of body
VICTORIAN GILT METAL MOUNTED OAK PAGODA TOP BRACKET CLOCK, silvered arched Roman dial with subsidiary Slow / Fast dial, twin train Winterhalder & Hoffmeier movement Ting Tang striking the quarter hours, case with pierced cast foliate brass side grilles and and pierced sheet back door grille, gilt metal urn finial, caryatid herm and foliate swag angles, bracket feet, 43cms high Provenance: private collection south Wales Condition: good and clean
A VICTORIAN SILVER JUG AND PAIR OF GOBLETS, by Richard Martin & Ebenezer Hall, the pitcher 1877, the beakers 1875, retailed by J.W. Benson, each chased with moorish arches, scrolling foliage and flowerheads. (3) Ewer 21cm high, goblets 13cm high, gross 28.9 troy ouncesThe absence of a Condition Report does not imply that a lot is without imperfections. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale.Marks very clear and well struck to jug - further marked to underside of flush-hinged cover, finial and wingnut, and handle; marks to goblets lightly rubbed but legible. All pieces engraved 'J. W. BENSON. / LUDGATE HILL.' to bases. Jug cover hinge sturdy; jug handle, with ivory insulators, sturdy. All three pieces standing upright, all with very slight rocking to feet. Light surface scratches commensurate with age and use
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